BNSS §55
when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.
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55. Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.—(1) When any officer in charge of a police station or any police officer making an investigation under Chapter XII requires any officer subordinate to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may lawfully be arrested without a warrant, he shall deliver to the officer required to make the arrest an order in writing, specifying the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made and the officer so required shall, before making the arrest, notify to the person to be arrested the substance of the order and, if so required by such person, shall show him the order.
(2) Nothing in sub-section
(1) shall affect the power of a police officer to arrest a person under section 41.
55.
(1) When any officer in charge of a police station or any police officer making an investigation under Chapter XIII requires any officer subordinate to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may lawfully be arrested without a warrant, he shall deliver to the officer required to make the arrest an order in writing, specifying the person to be arrested and the offence or other cause for which the arrest is to be made and the officer so required shall, before making the arrest, notify to the person to be arrested the substance of the order and, if so required by such person, shall show him the order.
(2) Nothing in sub-section
(1) shall affect the power of a police officer to arrest a person under section 35.
What changedAI-inferred
Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest.
Old position
CrPC 55 is concerned with Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant. Procedure when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant
New position
BNSS 55 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.. When any officer in charge of a police station or any police officer making an investigation under Chapter XIII requires any officer subordinate to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may
BNSS 55 (when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.) preserves the framework of CrPC 55. BNSS 55 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 55 text: When any...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 55 (when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.) preserves the framework of CrPC 55. BNSS 55 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 55 text: When any officer in charge of a police station or any police officer making an investigation under Chapter XIII requires any officer subordinate to him to arrest without a warrant (otherwise than in his presence) any person who may lawfully be arrested without a warrant, he shall deliver to the officer required to...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 55 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 55 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNSS 55 (when police officer deputes subordinate to arrest without warrant.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §55 → BNSS §55 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/bnss/55.
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